State v. Tennison

Decided May 1, 1974. Thomas Morrow Reavley wrote the opinion for the court.

509 S.W.2d 560 · Cited 242 times

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• Renfro Drug Co. v. Lewis · 235 S.W.2d 609
• Carlisle v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 137 Tex. 220

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